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LinkAce vs Pinboard: catalog facts
LinkAce	Pinboard
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license.	Paid Costs $22 per year, with page archiving available for an additional yearly fee.
Web, Self-hosted	Web
Automatic archiving via the Internet Archive Regular dead-link monitoring with notifications	No ads and no trackers Optional full-page archiving with full-text search
Archived copies depend on the Internet Archive rather than local storage Not meant to replace everyday browser bookmarks	No free tier Archiving costs extra on top of the base fee
Self-hosted	Web application, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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